25  ABYC REGATTA

  15  Cruise to Royal Canadian Yacht Club
  22  Cruise to Lakeshore Yacht Club 

 

- from Mary & Chris Pappas (Portofino) 

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Please join us for the club cruise to Etobicoke Yacht Club this weekend!  We have a few boats signed up but there is space for a few more but you MUST let the office know A.S.A.P. and as long as space is still available we can accommodate you.  Dinner and dessert will be served.  There will be NO Skipper's Meeting Saturday morning but an email will go out on Friday afternoon to those attending, we are hoping to have assigned slips before we depart ABYC.  The thing that EVERYONE has been asking us is "What is this year's theme?" - 2013 is the  "Year of No Theme"!   

 

Just relax and enjoy the company of friends and family.  Hope to see you there! 

 

 

- from Karen Kaiser

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Each pot weights about 10 pounds and measure 15" diameter by 15" tall and are made of a green/brown glazed ceramic.

 

We need to have these 3 pots returned to Casa Ballman so that the Green Dock Deck can be finished as planned. 

CPS courses

 

ABYC - 2013

 NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

AMENDMENT #1 TO APPENDIX A - ABYC FIXED MARK COURSE

 

ABYC Race Mark # 6 has been replaced by a temporary Race Mark.

 

The replacement Mark 6 is a yellow spar buoy, similar to the other eight race marks.

 

However the replacement Mark is not identified with any number, and does not have a black top, as would normally be expected on an even numbered Race Mark.

 

AMENDMENT #1 TO APPENDIX B2 - SERIES A, B, C, D.

 

3) Division Splits

 

The Division Splits are amended as follows:

 

 

                       Div. 2          ASP 111 sec/mile and over                     NP2

 

JaM                Div. 4           ASP 177 sec/mile and under                 NP4

 

                        Div. 5           ASP 178 sec/mile and over                   NP5

 

One-Design                        no changes

 

Double Handed                  no changes

 

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The first week of club racing was not without excitement.

The George Coyles Tune-Up race wasn't, although it was rescheduled for the long weekend in case there  was someone with no other plans.


Tuesday night, one boat showed some rust in her starting form by arriving early, rolling over top of the pvc mark, which didn't react too kindly, apparently, to being shoved under the water, and when it resurfaced, it was in two pieces and attack mode.  The result was that it hit Five-Fifteen, and skipper Jim McGuinness, in his first race at ABYC, decided correctly that he didn't need to take penalty turns.  Just to clarify, Rule 64.1a) states "when as a consequence of breaking a rule a boat has compelled another boat to break a rule, the other boat shall be exonerated".  As you can see from the photos, the broken mark became an obstacle, and this wasn't caused by Five-Fifteen.


I heard that there was much conversation about the incident at the bar afterwards, as some people believed Five-Fifteen ought to have done penalty turns.  Here's what to do in that situation.  PROTEST!!!!  Our certified club judges are all looking for work.  This was a wasted opportunity for everyone to learn.


Thursday's race was in a stiff northwesterly, and as many boats staggered across the start line, the rust was again evident.  It was a great one for getting the cobwebs out though.


In light of Tuesday's incident, I have decided to include a rule explanation from time to time.  If you have a rules question, please send it to me at wendy.loat@bell.net and I'll answer it in a future S2S.  That said, if your question concerns something that happens to you on the racecourse, just fly your red flag, hail "Protest" and learn about it afterwards in either the arbitration or protest hearing.


Finally, I hope everyone remembered to register for the ABYC Regatta this coming weekend.  The late fee kicked in at midnight last night (Tuesday).  It should be a great weekend.
 



The broken mark can be followed in the photos - look for the red circles.  The initial contact is made in the top photo then Five-Fifteen deals with what is left.

George Coyles Race 2013

George Coyles Offshore Race - 2 Division - May 17, 2013 at 100000

SailNo	Rank	Start	Boat Name	Class	Helm	Division	Rating	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected	Points
73320	1	2	Crime Scene	J35	Stephen Trevitt	2	72	12:02:18	1:51:18	2:13:10	1.0
KC1	2	2	Starwatch	Star 30	Pat & Mike Flynn	2	126	12:18:52	2:07:52	2:17:19	2.0
32835	3	2	Umi Taka	C&C35	Dennis Dice	2	123	12:18:11	2:07:11	2:17:22	3.0
51790	4	2	The Cat Came Back	J120	Graham Toms	2	45	11:59:54	1:48:54	2:18:10	4.0
265	5	2	Lively	J109	Murray Gainer	2	72	12:07:08	1:56:08	2:18:57	5.0

George Coyles Offshore Race - 4 Division - May 17, 2013 at 100000

SailNo	Rank	Start	Boat Name	Class	Helm	Division	Rating	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected	Points
4695	1	1	Sail la Vie	CS30	Harvey Harman	4	168	12:24:46	2:19:46	2:19:02	1.0
H34	2	1	Short Bus	Hunter 34	Tim Hill & Chris Alger	4	177	12:30:19	2:25:19	2:22:18	2.0
70	3	1	Laime II	Catalina 355	Juris Altraks	4	165	12:30:36	2:25:36	2:25:36	3.0
63484	4	1	Satori	C&C35-3	Hazel Wood	4	148	12:38:20	2:33:20	2:38:05	4.0
140	5	1	Lion's Den	Beneteau 36.7	Chris Hannah	4	102		DNS		6.0

 

 

Sailwave Scoring Software 2.9.7
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May 18, 2013 

 

One UK Mini Fastnet race finished and stroked off of the list!  17 boats started the race and only 7 finished!  I am now officially fully qualified for the 2013 Mini Transat Race.  Stay tuned for a full account of the trials and tribulations of this year's Mini Fastnet race.

 

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